Chasing Ghosts

A situation in which one is troubleshooting sophisticated electronics systems and being unable to recreate the reported incident and there is no internal system record of said incident. Yet the problem seems to return and disappear again over time.

The server was constantly beeping until the morning before the service technician arrived. He spent the next two hours Chasing Ghosts trying to find out what it was about.

Chasing Ghosts by ScreenTalkerDotOrg September 30, 2012

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Chasing Ghosts

The act of trying to kill yourself, be it intentional or unintentional

"Hey man I'm going on a bender" "Be careful bro, don't be our here chasing ghosts"

Chasing Ghosts by Vecarin April 11, 2019

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chasing the ghost

The act of scrounging for one last hit after a serious crack or cocaine binge

Homie: "Hey Karl, quit scrapin' the mirror, there's no more blow left. You're just chasing the ghost!"

Karl: "Fuck you man, I can get one more line off this mirror!"

Homie: "Whateva"

Karl: "Well then call your boy and let's get some more of that shit!"

Homie: "We already been up for 2 days and I aint got no money left."

Karl: "AWWW SHIT!"

chasing the ghost by JHop February 14, 2008

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Chasing the ghost

Scraping your meth pipe to get resin hits. Usually done after all money and possessions have been used or sold, and you're craving.

"Code man quit chasing the ghost you fucking tweak! Lay off the dope and hit this goat."

Chasing the ghost by BIG TY Riek March 14, 2009

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bang a you-ee

of Massachusetts orig. "to make a u-turn"

hey, we missed the bar, bang a you-ee

bang a you-ee by Pistolero Pierro May 4, 2008

Word of the Day on July 19, 2026

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Fleg

The word 'flag' as pronounced by people with thick Belfast accents. The term is a perfect encapsulation of the disproportionate and overblown reaction to the removal of the Union Jack (as in 'de fleg') from above City Hall in Belfast. Where previously it had flown for 365 days per year, it is now flown on 17 designated days of the year - in line with many other British cities.

The event caused a portion of the Protestant community ('fleggers') to make international pricks of themselves as they proceeded to wreck the fucking place, claiming it was another erosion of a 'British' identity they perceive to have been under attack since the horrifying spectre of equality reared its head in Northern Ireland.

The word 'fleg' - and indeed 'fleggers' - fittingly describes a section of humanity unconcerned with knowledge, reality or the vagaries of the English language. Like America's tea-baggers they are ruled by instinct, fear and paranoia with a side dish of rampant bigotry and startling ignorance of the world around them.

"Wat de fuck like! The taigs got de fleg took down! Let's wreck de fuckin place! No surrender!"

"De fleg has been took down! Before ye know it there'll be a united Ireland! Attack Short Strand! God Save The Queen!"

Fleg by OnionFleg August 9, 2013

Word of the Day on July 18, 2026

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Skeef

To take something small, that doesn't quite qualify as a theft. Probably from the Danish "skæv" or the Dutch "scheef", both of which are pronounced similarly, meaning "askew, or not quite right'. To change an item's ownership without permission, but only something small and of little worth.

"I skeefed an apple off the neighbor's tree." "I skeefed some chips outta your bag when you looked away." "Don't skeef my chair when I go to the bathroom."

Skeef by kachinaflonk July 16, 2026

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